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Goethite from
Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Goethite

Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Goethite, etc.

Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Goethite

Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Goethite, etc.

Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Goethite

Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Goethite, etc.

Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952395
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952395:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘNoble's Mine, Gap, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBinkley-Ober Quarry, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘKeystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘMud Lake - Grubb Lake, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘBenjamin Franklin Mine, Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘCorundum Hill, Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘHenry Pusey's quarry, Willowdale, East Marlboro Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘGeneral Trimble's Mine, East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘOxford Area, East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘMill Lane Farms (Great Valley Corporate Center), East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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